Chinese Character 崖 Meanings and components.

Form

崖

Meaning

崖 meaning[3] in English

Precipice.

Cliff.

Taiwan Pr. [Yai2].

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 崖 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Shan (山) , and old form of … (厓)

Its radical[1] is: 山 (shan1) which means: Surname Shan, .山shan1surname Shan

In cangjie it is written with UMGG

How to write 崖

To write崖ya2precipice you should write a combination of 山shan1surname Shan , 厓ya2old form … arranged in a 吕 shape:

山 + 厓 = 崖

崖 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 崖 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 崖, looks as follow:

崖
Pinyin:ya2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Precipice . Cliff . Taiwan Pr. [Yai2]
山
Pinyin:shan1
Meaning[3]: Surname Shan
厓
Pinyin:ya2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Old Form Of 崖 (Cliff) And 涯 (Bank)
厂
Pinyin:chang3
Meaning[3]: 'Cliff' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 27), Occurring In 原, 历, 压 Etc
圭
Pinyin:gui1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (Old) Jade Tablet (A Ceremonial Badge Of Rank)
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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